Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani

Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani (1965-24 August 2012) was the Emir of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement from 2010 to 2012, succeeding Abdul Haq and preceding Abdullah Mansour.

Biography
Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani was born in 1965 to a family of Sunni Uyghurs, and he joined the East Turkestan Islamic Movement insurgent group. In April 2011, he took command of the al-Qaeda forces in northwestern Pakistan after Saif al-Adel left the area for Iran, and he claimed responsibility for attacks on Kashgar and Hotan that year. From 2010 to 2012 he was Emir of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, and on 24 August 2012 he was killed in a United States drone strike in North Waziristan; Abdullah Mansour succeeded him as ETIM leader.